Method and or apparatus to reduce the oxidation of liquids including wine, whiskey, oils, paint and others after the orginial sealed bottle or container has been opened for the first time or is placed into original bottlw, can or container when filled for the first time by the manufacture

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this invention is to greatly reduce the oxidation of liquids after the original sealed bottle or container has been opened. When some of the liquid has been removed, an equal volume of air is introduced. This air, in many cases, causes oxidation of the liquids and makes them unusable. What is new with this invention is using common sense by limiting the surface area of the liquid that comes into contact with the introduced air to solve the age-old problem of oxidation. How many thousands (millions) of bottles of wine have been poured down the drain because they went bad because of oxidation or how many thousands (millions) of cans of paint have been have been tossed out (to landfills) because the paint had hardened because of oxidation! These are but two of many examples of liquids that can have their useful life extended with this invention.

DESCRIPTIVE TITLE OF THE INVENTION

[0001] Method and or apparatus to reduce the oxidation of liquidsincluding wine, whiskey, oils, paint and others after the originalsealed bottle or container has been opened for the first time or isplaced into the original bottle, can or container when filled for thefirst time by the manufacturer.

[0002] The method and or apparatus consist of polypropylene or similarmembrane of various sizes to fit the particular bottle or containerconfiguration. The membrane is inserted into the bottle or container anddesigned to float on top of the liquid. This floating membrane minimizesthe surface area that comes into contact with oxygen or air that isintroduced when some of the liquid is poured out or removed from thebottle or container thereby reducing the oxidation and increasing theexpected life or use of the liquid.

BACKGROUND

[0003] This product was invented as a result of my personal experienceswith liquids oxidizing after the original bottle or container had beenopened and all of the liquid was not consumed or used. Typical examplesare:

[0004] 1. The taste of wine adversely changing when not consumed withina reasonable time after being opened for the first time.

[0005] 2. The taste of whiskey adversely changing when not consumedwithin a reasonable time after being opened for the first time.

[0006] 3. The taste of olive oil, flaxseed oil, pumpkin oil and otheroils adversely changing when not consumed or used within a reasonabletime after being opened for the first time.

[0007] 4. The texture and color of oil based and latex paint beingadversely changed after the container has been opened and not usedwithin a reasonable time.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0008] The advantage of using this product threefold:

[0009] 1. Save money by not having to discard the various products whenoxidation occurs.

[0010] 2. Reduce the natural resources required to manufacturer theproduct, packaging and transportation the products.

[0011] 3. Reduce the amount of products that are discarded intolandfills and the recourses required to transport and recycle the extramaterials.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

[0012] The drawings show a typical wine or whiskey bottle, olive oilcontainer and paint can with the invention.

Claims of the invention:
 1. This invention will save money and time (bynot having to replace the purchased product before it is completelyconsumed or used).
 2. This invention will save natural resources (by nothaving to produce more products then are actually needed).
 3. Thisinvention will save recycling resources (by not having to recycle theadditional products that would have to have been produced by not usingthis invention).